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There’s no better way to beat the January blues than with a fresh burst of designs to brighten the grey days and with Spring Fair International just around the corner I am just in time to show you the new cards I’ve been working on. What’s more this February it will be my 10th appearance…

I’m back form a long break in blogging to bring you news of an exciting collaboration I have been involved in with Cotswold Collections who commissioned a specially packaged selection of my hand illustrated Christmas cards for their customers. It was an absolute pleasure to work with the buyer, as we chose four festive designs…

Since the launch of my British Bird range and the special project I have worked on with Highgrove this year, I decided to develop my range of British wildlife illustrations and begin a new collection called ‘In The Wild’. These six new designs will be available as greeting cards, finished with silver glitter for Christmas…

I had been hearing a lot on the grapevine from customers that they found it difficult to find Birthday cards for those difficult ages, especially teenagers that do get a bit forgotten. So, with this in mind I set out for some inspiration for a new range. I knew I wanted to design a card…

Today I have a little product release news for you. I have been busying away on a new range of everyday cards with a bird theme. There are 18 cards in this C6 size (105 x 148mm) range which are printed onto a beautifully embossed board and hand-finished with iridescent glitter. Each card is blank…

Lately I have been considering many more ways to license my designs in cross category products via my agents Advocate Art, and have been trying ideas for gift wrap just to get a sense of how my work could look on gift stationery and wrap. I’ve had a bit of fun with my Birdcage and…

Well, it’s been a busy few weeks, keeping on top of Christmas orders and preparing designs and products for the seasons ahead. It has to be the busiest time of my work calendar. Next week, 3 huge parcels are leaving Fay’s Studio HQ and making their way to Paperchase for the busy Valentine’s season. I…

Here are some quick photos from my visit to the new Prince’s Trust ‘Tomorrow’s Store’. After the success of many Prince’s Trust pop-up shops the Trust decided to open their first store last month, and already I have heard the news that the store is doing really well, which is fantastic! The store, full of…

It’s been so busy lately, I haven’t even had the time to share the amazing industry awards night with you, The Henries 2013! The ceremony took place at the Lancaster London hotel, Mum and I dressed up for the occasion where my Valentine’s greeting card range ‘Sweet Tooth’ was nominated in the Best Spring Season’s…

In just a couple of months time, the night’s will have drawn in again and Halloween will be on our doorsteps with a trick or treat. In the UK Halloween is becoming more popular, a good excuse to dress up, have fun, and enjoy some games. It is actually one of my favourite occasions and…